bournes

variants also bourns
plural of bourne

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bournes
Noun
  • Aneurysms form when a weak spot develops in a blood vessel wall, often due to things like high blood pressure, smoking, or genetics.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Meghan’s travel formula is warm, comfortable, and practical for holiday getaways, which is why now is a good time to copy her pieces before things really get busy.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Few characters are as beloved as those from The Wizard of Oz (1939), making for reliable costume ideas year after year.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • According to reseachers, grabbing legs combined AL contraction with PL bending to wrap and lift objects up to 6 g—30 times the leg’s weight—with 90 percent performance retained after 100 cycles.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Bournes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bournes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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